Bursary Administrator and Family Resource Worker

at  YWCA Metro Vancouver

Job Description
Single Mothers’ Services is looking for an individual to do combined role of admin support for our Bursaries and Emergency Grants program and with the Single Mothers’ program.
The role will include making and tracking payments to post-secondary institutions, setting up student sponsorships, reviewing bursary and grant applications, helping with special events and working with new referrals for the single mom’s program.

• Set up sponsorships and banking with post secondary institutions
• Make and track payments to post secondary institutions
• Review bursary and grant applications to ensure all correct info has been submitted
• Organize application packages and mail for bursary committee to review
• Answer questions by phone, email and text from potential applications and post secondary institutions
• Answer questions from YWCA staff regarding participant eligibility
• Present the program to small staff groups to promote applications and clarify eligibility
• Collect and collate feedback from recipients for donors
• Support Single Moms team with new referrals and admin tasks
• If position is extended to full time, candidate would spend additional hours supporting single moms 1-1, provide community resources, information and referral to individual group members as needed
• Other duties as required